The Kaduna State Commissioner for
Agriculture, Isaac Bodmas, has disclosed that 100, 000 metric tonnes
grain silo has been launched in Shika, Kaduna State, to address storage
challenge faced by farmers and attain food security in the state and the
country at large.
Speaking at a workshop in Kaduna, the
commissioner said: “Kaduna State has also keyed into the GES programme
and the agric mechanisation, through private partnership, was launched
in Shika. Kaduna and Kano states were picked as pilot states for the
programme. Kaduna State and two other states have been earmarked as
pilot states for the school agricultural scheme.”
He assured that the state government, through the ministry, would work
with others, especially extension services, to ensure food security in
the state, promising to ensure that farmers are carried along in the
programmes. [DAILY TRUST]
He assured that the state government, through the ministry, would work with others, especially extension services, to ensure food security in the state, promising to ensure that farmers are carried along in the programmes. [DAILY TRUST]
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